• June 30, 2026 | 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
• PCC,122AB

Using your Experience to Shape Best Practices: Journal Reviewing is for Everyone!

There is a growing educational need within athletic training to better prepare peer reviewers to provide high-quality, timely, and constructive feedback. A key practice gap is imposter syndrome, which disrupts reviewers’ confidence and leads to hesitancy in engaging with the review process. Despite evidence that structured training improves reviewer competence and communication, many athletic trainers lack formal preparation in peer review. This gap contributes to delays, inconsistent review quality, and missed opportunities for professional development. Addressing it will enhance reviewer confidence, improve the quality and timeliness of reviews, and ultimately strengthen the scholarship that informs clinical athletic training practice.

Learning Objectives - Identify strategies for delivering feedback that is respectful, specific, and actionable while maintaining reviewer anonymity.
- Differentiate between constructive and unconstructive reviewer comments, with attention to tone, clarity, and professionalism.
- Recognize the steps for providing actionable feedback.

Lab Objectives
- Apply the steps of actionable feedback to a peer review (article).

Keywords: Actionable feedback; Communication; Peer review